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$200,000 – $275,000
Listed on Descript’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Descript is hiring a product-focused engineer to own meaningful features across their video editing platform, from conception through shipping and measurement. This role suits mid-to-senior engineers who enjoy full-stack work, want to shape product direction alongside designers and PMs, and are drawn to creative tools or AI-assisted workflows.
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What they ask for
Required
- 5+ years shipping customer-facing products
- End-to-end feature ownership from planning to launch
- Ability to leverage AI agents and tools in your work
- Use analytics and metrics to measure impact
- Care about user experience and how software feels
- Navigate and simplify product and technical complexity
- Validate work rigorously through testing and evidence
Nice to have
- Experience with editors, media products, or creative tools
- Familiarity with Descript's stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js, Temporal, SQL)
- Background building agents or working with media-generation models
- Experience with experimentation and product analytics
- Knowledge of video: shaders, graphics rendering, audio/visual effects, or media formats